Optical probe of quantum shot-noise reduction at a single-atom contact.
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چکیده
Visible and infrared light emitted at a Ag-Ag(111) junction has been investigated from tunneling to single-atom contact conditions with a scanning tunneling microscope. The light intensity varies in a highly nonlinear fashion with the conductance of the junction and exhibits a minimum at conductances close to the conductance quantum. The data are interpreted in terms of current noise at optical frequencies, which is characteristic of partially open transport channels.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 105 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010